Faucet-clamp



lA. PAPINI.

FAUCET CLAMP. APPLicATloN FILED MAR. 8, 1920.

1,380,923, Mmmm-me 7. 1921.

n BY W ,MI- ATTORNEYS.4

UNITED il .Aia E.. 1...;

ANTONIO PAPINI, OFl PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO A.;MECKY COM- PANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA, Y

FAUCET-CLAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'Patented June '7, 1921.

Application led, March 8, 1920. Serial No.V 363,992.

kTo all lwhom z't may concern:

Be it known thatI, ANTONIO PAPINI, a subject of the King of Italy, having resided in the United States one year last past and having declared my intentions of becoming a citizen thereof, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsyl- Vania, have invented a new and useful Faucet-Clamp, of which the following is a speciication.

My invention consists of a clamp adapted to be connected with the faucet, spigot, cock, etc., of a fluid supply for directing the iuid to a heater or other article of service or place, said clamp being adapted to have atinventionis not llimited to the specific details shown and. described, as long asthey are'within the spiritor scope of the claims.

Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a clamp' 'embodying my invention.

' Fig. 2 represents a side elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 represents a top. or plan view thereof.

Fig. 4 represents a vertical section on line 4 4 Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 represents a horizontal section on line 5 5 Fig. 1.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings.

1 designates a yoke which is adapted to be fitted on the exterior of the faucet 2, it having on its opposite ends the collars 8 which are mounted freely in the ears 4 which depend from said collars and form the bearings for said yoke and allow it to be adjusted to the faucet. Through one of said collars is passed the screw 5 which is provided with a suitable head or button 6 for operating purposes, the point portion of said screw being adapted to engage the side of the faucet and to be tightened thereagainst, thus holding the yoke in adjusted position.

Fitted between the ears 4 is the vertically movable bed 7 whose sides have therein the recesses 8, whose walls engage freely the ears 4 whereby the bed is heldin place and guided in its motions.

Supported on said bed 7 and retained between the earsV 4 is the gasket 9 which is adapted to engage the mouth of the faucet and make a iuid tight joint therewith. In said gasket is an opening which is occupied by the branch 10 of the pipe 11, the latter occupying the bed 7 and havingvconnected with it the outlet nipple 12 to which may be attached a hose orother conveyer for directing the water from the faucet to a place 'of service.

On the lower endv of the ears 4 are the lugs 13 which depend therefrom and form the bearings for the axis 14 of the handlever 15 which latter carries the eccentric head the ears 4.

It will be seen that when .the yoke Yis adjusted on and secured 'to the faucet 2 and vtightened in position by the' screw 5, the

lever 15 is operated whereby the bow spring and presented to the' mouth of the faucet and held resiliently ,but forcibly against the latter', forming a fluid tight joint therewith preventing leakage of the fluid at said mouth. i

l/Vhen the Huid is turned on it flows through the faucet, the branch 10,.pipe 11 and nipple 12 and so is directed to the place of service. When the lever 15'is turned in opposite direction the spring and bed are released of the action of the head 16 whereby the bed and gasket lower from the mouth of the faucet. The screw 5 may then be operated whereby its point removes from the faucet whereby the device may be removed entirely from the latter.

The yoke 1 has its interior wall of tapering form whereby when it is drawn up by the screw 5 which is mounted in the crown of the yoke said wall tightens against the surface of the nozzle of the faucet, etc., with a wedging effect, and so takes firm hold of said surface without liability of the yoke to drop therefrom. l

The ears 4 kare connected Vat the bottom by a cross bar 18 which prevents said ears from spreading, and the lugs 13 are connected with said cross bar in any suitable manner,or may be, as in the present'case,

integral therewith;

The bow spring `17 causes the gasket or packing' 9 to press resilientlyagainst the `or member with which it is `connected;

Y I-Iaving thus described myinvention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is l 1. In ar clamp of the characterstated, a yoke adapted to engage a fluid discharge `Inember, a tightening device for said yoke a frame adaptedto be supported on said yoke, a support for a gasket on said frameya tightening lever on said frame adapted to operate said support and press said gasket against thermouth of said member, said lever having its bearings on said frame,and a resilient member secured to said frame `for yieldingly retaining said gasket against the mouth oi said fluid dischargemlember. i

2In a clamp of the character stated, a yoke attachable to a fluid discharge mem* ber, collars on said yoke, a frame rigidly secured to said collars and depending therefrom, a screw-like securing device adapted to be passed through a collar and the adj acentportion of said yoke and engage said fluid discharge member, a movable bed on saidV frame, a gasket on said bed adapted to engage the mouth of saidluid discharge ,a movable bed on saidpframe, anda gasket adapted to be supported on said b ed and engage the mouth of said discharge member, `the head of Asaidlever being adapted in fluid tight position on said member.'

1. In a clamp-ofthe characterV stated, a yoke attachable to av fluid discharge member, a frame Vdepending from said-yoke, a

to operate said'bed to tighten said gasket screw-like securing device mounted `V on-said i oke and ada Jtedto engage said'member t) C 7 van eccentric lever mounted on said frame,

a movable bed V,on said frame, a gasket adapted to be supported on saidbed and engage the mouthV oi' said dischargemember, the head of `sai'dj'lever beingadapted to operate Vsaid bed to tighten said gasket in'luidj tight position on saidmember, and

a resilient member interposed betweensaid bed and the head of said lever.

5. In a `clampof thecharacter stated, a

yoke attachable to a liuid discharge member, a frame rigidly secured to and depending from said yoke, a movable bedV on said frame, aA gasket on said bed adapted to en-V gage said fluidrdischarge member, an eci centric lever pivotally secuired to said frame, and a bow spring interposed between said bed and thehead of 'said lever.

Witnesses li JOHN A. l/Vinnnnsnnnvi, Y N. BUssrNeEn ANTONIO Parini. y 

